Machine for prouncing and greasing hats.



No. 772,073. PATENTED OCT. 11, 1904. A. B. WARING.

MACHINE FOR POUNGING AND GREASING HATS.

- APPLICATION TIL-ED JUNE 27.1904.

N0 MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

PATENTBD 001. 11, 1904.

A. B. WARING.

MACHINE FOR POUNGING AND GREASING HATS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 27,1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

' NITED STATES Patented October 11, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

MACHINE FOR POUNCING-AND GREASING HATS- SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 7'72,'O73,'dated October 11, 1904.

Application filed June 2'7, 1904. Serial No. 214,214:- (No model.)

To a, whmn it may concern..-

Be it known that I, ARTHUR B. VVARING, a citizen of the United States, residing in New York, in the borough of Manhattan and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Pouncing and Greasing Hats, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines by means of which the operations of pouncing and greasing of felt hats can be successively accomplished, so as to dispense with the separate manipulations of pouncing and greasing heretofore required.

Felt hats after having been blocked and ironed were heretofore pounced on the crown and side crown and then greased preparatory to singeing the same. Mechanically-operated pouncing-machines were used for the firstmentioned operation, after which the hats were transferred with the blocks to a separate greasing-table, greased by hand, and then singed preparatory to completing the finishing operation.

The object of this invention is to provide a machine by which the operations of pouncing and greasing can be conveniently, rapidly, and successively performed in the same machine in such a manner that one attendant can readily operate on a greater number of hatswithin a given time and by means of which the different speeds required for the operations of pouncing and greasing can be readily attained.

For this purpose the invention consists in a pouncing and greasing machine comprising a number of upright spindles provided at their upper ends with means for supporting the hat-blocks, means for changing the speed of the spindles at the will of the operator for performing the successive operations of pouncing and greasing, and means for stopping the motion of the upright spindles before removing the pounced and greased hats for steaming and singeing; and the invention consists, further, of certain details of construction and combinations of parts, which will be fully described hereinafter and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved machine for pouncing and greasing hats. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the machine, partly in vertical transverse section through one of the hatblocks supported on the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical central section on line 3 3, Fig. 2, showing the mechanism for starting or stopping the rotary motion of the individual hatblock-carrying spindles. Fig. L is a similar section on a line corresponding to line 3 3, Fig. 2, showing a modification of the mechanism shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a plan view of Fig. 1; and Fig. 6 is a horizontal 'section on line 6 6, Fig. 1, showing the speed-changing mechanism in plan view.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the supporting-frame of my improved machine for pouncing and greasing hats. The frame is preferably made of oblong shape and of such size that a plurality say from three to siX- of hat-block-supporting spindles S are supported sidewise of each other in the frame A. The upright spindles S are slidably supported in suitable step and neck bearings a, supported on transverse beams of the supportingframe A. On the lower ends of the upright spindles S are mounted horizontal disks 0Z, which-are rotated by being placed in frictional contact with driving-pulleys CZ, that are keyed to horizontal main driving-shafts S, which are supported in journal-bearings a on the same transverse blocks A on which the stepbearings of the upright spindles S are supported. The inner ends of the main shafts S are slidably connected by means of a coupling-mufi G, to which one of said shafts is connected by suitable means, such as a cotterpin 19, as illustrated, while the other. shaft is provided with a key in, slidable in a groove g in said mufl, so that the main shafts may be independently shifted in a longitudinal direction, but are locked against independent rotary motion.

Rotary motion is imparted to the main driving-shafts S by a belt and pulley transmission from an overhead shaft in the usual manner. The driving-shafts S are capable of independent longitudinal shifting motion in their journal-bearings a by means of horizontal shifting-rods R, which are guided attheir ends in suitable keepers 7: on the supporting-frame A, each shifting-rod R being pivotally connected at its middle portion by an angularlyoffset strap 9' with a shifting-leverR, that is pivoted at its lower end 1" to the lower part of the supporting-frame A and guided at its upper end by a suitable keeper at the upper front part of the frame A, as shown clearly in Fig. 1. Each shifting-rod R is connected by a transverse bracket arm 7 having a sleeve-shaped inner end o with one of the main driving-shafts S, so that when the shifting-lever R is moved from one side to the other the driving-shaft S, connected thereto, is shifted in its journal-bearings in a corresponding direction, so that the friction-pulleys cl on the driving-shaft are moved from a position nearer to the axis of the upright spindles S to a position at a greater distance therefrom at or near the circumference of the motion-transmitting disks (Z, or vice versa, as shown in Fig. 1, thereby transmitting different speeds to said spindles as may be required.

To the top T of the supporting-frame A are attached concentrically with the neck-bearin gs a of the upright spindles S stationary rings I 7, which are provided with inclined teeth or cams f. Loose collars f having inclined teeth or cams at their under side, rest on the cams f" of the stationary rings. The collars f are provided with diametrical handlerods f by which the collars can be turned in one direction over the stationary cams f, so as to engage shoulders f at the upper ends of the shafts S. and serve thereby to raise the spindles and thereby the friction-disks (Z on the same away from the driving-pulleys, so as to produce the instant stopping of the spindles. By turning the collars f 2 by means of the handlerods f in the opposite direction the inclined cams on said collars move over the stationary cams f and produce the lowering of the upright spindles, so that the friction-disks (Z form contact with the driving-pulleys (Z and impart rotary motion to the spindles and the hatblocks supported on the same. In place of the stop-motion shown in Fig. 3 the stop-motion shown in Fig. 4 may be used. In this case in place of the handle-rods a hand-wheel f is used, whichis connected by radial arms with a screw-threaded socket t, that is moved higher or lower on a stationary member on, having corresponding external screw-threads. This permits the adjusting of the spindles higher or lower, according as motion is to be imparted to the spindles or as they are to be stopped. On the upper ends of the spindles S are arranged clutches g, which engage corresponding members on the hat-blocks Gr, so that the latter can be readily placed on the spindles for pouncing and greasing the hats thereon or removed from the spindles after the pouncing and greasing operations are completed.

The machine is operated as follows: The hats are transferred on the hat-blocks from the ironing-machine to the clutches g at the upper ends of the upright spindles of the pouncing and greasing machine. Each shifting-lever B being in the position shown at the right of Fig. 1 holds the driving-pulleys (Z in the position shown and imparts a rapid rotary motion to the upright spindles and the hat-blocks on the same. One hat after the other is then pounced by the attendant on its crown and side crown, the rapid speed being essential for performing the pouncing operation properly. When all the hats are properly pounced, the greasing operation is performed on the same machine by the attendant. For this purpose a slower rotary motion is required for the hat-blocks, which is accomplished by moving the shifting-lever R into the position shown at the left of Fig. 1, whereby the driving-pulleys are moved outwardly on their friction-disks by the shifting-rod R, so that a greatly-reduced speed is imparted to the hat-blocks Ur. The hats are then greased by pressing a pad of cloth containing oil or other suitable substance against the crown, side crown, and brim while they are revolving at the proper speed. As the greasing of one hat after the other is completed one hatblock after the other is thrown out of motion by turning its collar 7" on the driving-shaft S by the cross-bars f and moving the latter over the inclined teeth, so as to raise thereby the friction-disks (Z clear of the driving-pulleys (Z and interrupt the motion of the upright spindles. One hat-block after the other is then removed from the clutches of the upper ends of the upright spindles S and the hat moved to and fro over a gas-flame, so as to singe off the line projecting hairs which have not been removed by the pouncing operation.

By combining the successive operations of pouncing and greasing in one machine the time lost by the performance of the operations of pouncing and greasing separately and moving the hats from the pouncing-machine to the table on which the greasing and singeing operations are separately performed by hand is saved, one attendant being enabled to carry out the operations of pouncing and greasing successively in the same machine on a larger number of hats in a quicker and more effective manner.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In a hat pouncing and greasing machine, the combination, with a frame, of a plurality of upright spindles rotatable in bearings in said frame, friction-disks fixed to said spindles, a horizontally-disposed, longitudinallymovable shaft rotatable in said frame, spaced driving-pulleys fixed to said shaft and engaging one of the faces of each of said frictiondisks, and means for longitudinally shifting said shaft.

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2. In a hat pouncing and greasing machine, the combination, with a frame, of a plurality of sets of upright spindles rotatable in said frame and having hat-blocks supported thereon, friction-disks on said spindles, longitudi nally-movable shafts rotatable in said frame, each having driving-pulleys thereon for engagement with the friction-disks of one of said sets of spindles, and a device for coupling said shafts against independent rotary movement but permitting the independent longitudinal movement thereof, whereby the speed of the spindles in each of said sets may be independently regulated.

3. In a hat pouncing and greasing machine, the combination, with a supporting-frame, of a plurality of spindles slidably supported in bearings of said frame, hat-blocks supported on said spindles, means for transmitting rotary motion to said spindles, and means for individually shifting each spindle in its bearings for starting or interrupting the rotary motion transmitted to the same.

I. In a hat pouncing and greasing machine, the combination, with a frame, of a plurality of hat-block spindles slidably supported in of said collars they are forced into engagement with said shoulders and shift said spin dles out of engagement with said spindle-rotating means.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ARTHUR B. WARING.

Witnesses:

PAUL GoEPEL, HENRY J. SUHRBIER. 

